Computer-Controlled Cutting

    tools
        knife
           Cricut Cameo Roland Zund Othercutter ultrasonic
        print and cut
           Roland
        laser
           Epilog Universal Trotec GCC
           xTool Full Spectrum Lasersaur
           3D FabLight Oxford PHAROS
           Fabulaser
        plasma
           Forest Scientific Torchmate
        waterjet
           OMAX Flow WAZER
        hot wire
           FROGWire Hotwire MTM
        wire EDM
           Sodick MTM

    CAD
       Inkscape extensions video
       Rhino Grasshopper video
       Blender Sverchok geometry nodes
       FreeCAD Sketcher LCInterlocking video
       Fusion 360 Slicer
       SolidWorks xDesign
       Onshape
       Kiri:Moto Cuttle Kyub Pepakura VisiCut flatfab ExactFlat

    CAM
       printer drivers
       Inkcut Deepnest
       mods project video

    vinylcutter
       applications
          signs
          thermal transfer
          pop-up cards, books
          origami, kirigami
          screen printing
          sandblasting
          flex, multi-layer circuits
          wiring harnesses
          antennas
       materials
          knives
          vinyl
          masking tape
          transfer adhesive
          copper
          epoxy film
          sandblast stencil
          polycarbonate
       settings
          force
          speed
          cut depth
          temperature, humidity, ...
       rollers, feeding
       weeding
          adhesion
          lift vs shear

    lasercutter
       applications
          marking
             raster
             vector
          engraving
          screen printing
             halftone holes path Inkscape GIMP
          press-fit construction
             joints.FCStd joints.png
             GIK GIK.FCStd video
             types
             clearance
             stress concentration
             parametric design
             parameter testing
          living hinges, flexures, mechanisms
          MEMS
      Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
          state diagram
          population inversion
          gain medium
          lasing threshold
          output coupling
          beam mode, profile, waist
          diffraction limit
       gain medium
          lifetime
          CO2 (10.6 μm)
          fiber (1-2 μm)
          InGaAsP (1-2 μm)
          AlGaAs (600-900 nm)
          Nd:YAG (1064, 532 nm)
          Ti:sapphire (650-1100 nm)
          excimer (100-300 nm)
       mechanisms
          stationary tube
          moving diode
          galvo scanner
       cutting processes
          burning
          melting
          evaporation
          ablation
       airflow
          assist
          exhaust
          filter
       kerf, offset
       safety
          classes
          venting
          airflow
          outgassing
          cleaning optics
          supervision
          fires blanket
          removing scrap
          user boundary
       materials
          cardboard
             Edge Crush Test (ECT) 44
             orientation
          wood custom
          PMMA/acrylic/plexiglass/perspex/lucite glue bend fold
          POM/delrin/acetal
          fabric
          pasta
          PVC flame test
          [polycarbonate]
          [metal] CerMark
       settings
          focus
          power
          speed
          rate
          passes
          coordinate system, origin
          vector, raster

    assignment
       group assignment:
          do your lab's safety training
          characterize your lasercutter's focus, power, speed, rate,
             kerf, joint clearance and types
       individual assignment:
          cut something on the vinylcutter
          design, lasercut, and document a parametric construction kit,
             accounting for the lasercutter kerf,
             which can be assembled in multiple ways,
             and for extra credit include elements that aren't flat